Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Workers' Comp Fraud

The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that the owner of an electrical service company pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud and has paid restitution of nearly $16,000. BWC’s Special Investigations Department received a tip that Eric Rice, owner of Eric Rice Electric LLC, was running his business despite collecting workers' compensation benefits. Investigators confirmed that Rice, 43, of Marion, knowingly and with fraudulent intent worked as a self-employed electrician while taking benefits to which he was not entitled. ...